Why was George H. W. Bush criticized by many blacks in the 1988 election campaign?
A) African-American leaders said that Bush, if elected, would overturn many black gains in civil rights.
B) Bush had accused Jesse Jackson of taking bribes and other types of corruption.
C) Bush refused to renounce a very negative ad depicting Willie Horton, a black rapist.
D) Bush had wrongly accused Jesse Jackson of sexual harassment and embezzlement.
Answer: C
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A. 33 percent. B. 20 percent. C. 10 percent. D. 15 percent. E. 5 percent.
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A) John Brown and his followers killed five Native Americans in a land dispute B) a mob of angry settlers attacked and killed five escaped slaves C) an escaped slave killed a family of five white settlers D) John Brown killed eight abolitionists in Kansas E) John Brown and his followers killed five proslavery settlers in cold blood
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A) depended upon approval of the Constitution by the legislatures of the various states. B) depended upon approval of the Constitution by special conventions in the various states. C) was immediately followed by all 13 states. D) required majority approval in the first national election.